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According to the Bethel Height Police Department, the suspect could be facing more charges than he may have originally been, after hitting Cpl. Jones with a car.

--------------------------UPDATE: 11:20 a.m. Thursday - Arkansas State Police will investigate the use of force by two Bethel Heights officers in the incident that sent one to the hospital.

The officers were conducting an operation when the suspect involved entered his vehicle and drove it at the officer who was then hit, according the Bethel Heights Police.

Both the officer who was hit and another officer fired their handguns at the driver, who was hit and brought to the hospital, according to Bill Sadler with Arkansas State Police. The suspect's injuries are not believed to be life threatening.

The State Police investigation will only examine whether the two officers were justified in shooting the driver, according to Bill Sadler with Arkansas State Police.

-----------A Bethel Heights officer is taken to the hospital Thursday after being hit by a vehicle, according to the Bethel Heights Police Department.

The officer is reported to be in good condition at Mercy Hospital in Rogers.